While worldwide tablet shipments rest ultimately on Apple's shoulders — for now — Android is making in-roads with its vast array of supported devices and manufacturers.

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Die IDC sagte weiter, dass sich der Markt für Tablets mit abnehmbarer Tastatur positiv entwickelt. Mit 8,1 Millionen Geräten habe man ein neues Hoch erreicht. Apples iPad Pro soll der klare For every 10 slate tablets shipped, Apple only sold 1 iPad Pro tablet. Samsung remained the number two tablet vendor in the holiday season capturing 15.1% market share on 8 million shipments. IDC estimates that shipments accounted for about 28.8 of total s sold through the three-month period. That’s a jump from 24.9 percent in the same period last year. IDC: iPad Sales Continued To Thus, IDC believes that Apple will be able to retain its top spot and remain competitive in the future in the market. Apple experienced its 13th consecutive quarter of year-over-year shipment decline despite being Tags: ipad, sales, continued, decline, The IDC has posted their estimates for shipments in Q4 2017, and on this occasion has focused strongly on the detachable (e.g. Pro, Surface Pro) vs slate market (regular , most Android IDC ANZ market analyst, Yee-Kuan Lau, said in a statement that this was caused by hype around a variety of Android media launches in Q2 becoming subdued in Q3. Android-based media s unit share IDC released its report for the worldwide market in Q3 2017. shipments declined 5.4% this quarter, and Apple remained the top vendor.